Nerve root injection for low back using ultrasound and confirming its accuracy with the help of Gold standard technique i.e. fluoroscopy (c-arm)

The fluoroscopic Assessment of accuracy of needle placement in US- guided Transforaminal Periradicular Lumbar Nerve Root injection

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Observational

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/03/051144

Enrollment

Registered

2023-03-28

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-05-01

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M995- Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. BMI from 18 to 35 2. Back pain of disco genie origin 3. Neurogenic claudication

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient who refused written consent 2. Patient with with diagnosed CVA with unilateral or bilateral neurodeficit 3. Patients with BMI more than 35 4. Patients with segmental instability 5. Patients with severe degenerative disc disease with with more than 2/3rd of disc height decreased 6. Patients allergic to drug we use 7. Active infection at injection site 8. Pregnancy 9. Patients with bleeding diathermy or on anticoagulant therapy 10. Primary or metastatic malignancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To assess the accuracy of US-guided periradicular needle placementTimepoint: 8 to 12weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. To assess the complications I.e. accidental intravascular, intraneural or subarachnoid injection associated with US- guided transforaminal periradicular needle placement while giving selective nerve root injection. 2. To assess the pain relief by verbal pain scaleTimepoint: To assess pain relief	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSunil Dutt

Dr RPGMC Kangra at TANDA

dheerajsinghaa@gmail.com8091048700

Outcome results